handed down through six generations in each of which
it was a treasured possession? The Italian peasants
who love finery are proud to do that very thing. Very
few of the poorer people who live in Italy own a hat.
When you see a beautifully woven Leghorn hat which is
also very dirty on the head of a little peasant child
you may be pretty sure that she is celebrating her
birthday by wearing the family heirloom. These hats
which are sometimes willed to a favorite relative and
which in some instances go the round of the family are
considered almost priceless. It is a frequent sight
along the dusty roads outside the little towns to see
untidy old women who are sauntering along twisting
twine as they go all vanity under the flopping brim of
an antiquated hat. This is almost the only souvenir
that tourists' money cannot buy.--_The Chicago
Tribune._
=Exercise 187--Explanatory Expressions=
E. When the subordinate element that comes at or near the close of the
sentence gives an _additional_ idea, following the more or less complete
idea in the rest of the sentence, it should be set off by a comma; as,
A signature clerk will easily recognize any alteration
in a signature, _although thousands of checks pass
through his hands daily_.
He gave a statement of the affairs of the company,
_explaining that he wished to make a loan_.
=Rule 10.--A terminal adverbial clause or participial phrase giving an
additional idea should be set off from the rest of the sentence by a
comma.=
Punctuate the following: